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1920s German trainer biplane
L 82
Albatros L 82 with wings folded
Role
TrainerType of aircraft
Manufacturer
Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight
1929
Primary user
Germany
Number built
17
The Albatros L 82 was a 1920s
German
trainer
biplane . Of conventional configuration, it seated the
pilot and instructor in separate, open
cockpits . The wings were
single-bay , equal-span, and
unstaggered .
The prototype and one production L 82b took part in the
Challenge 1929 international contest, during which the prototype (D-1704) crashed on 10 August 1929 in
Turnu Severin , pilot Karl Ziegler. The second example (D-1706) completed the contest in 27th place, pilot
Werner Junck ).
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General characteristics
Crew: two, pilot and instructor
Length: 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.66 m (8 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 20.0 m2 (215 sq ft)
Empty weight: 400 kg (880 lb)
Gross weight: 750 kg (1,650 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Siemens-Halske Sh 14 , 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)
Range: 560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)
Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,500 ft)
^ Marian Krzyżan: Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929–1934, Warsaw 1988
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . London: Studio Editions. p. 56.
Early aircraft Military
Idflieg designations
B type unarmed reconnaissance biplanes C type armed reconnaissance biplanes D type Doppeldecker fighters Dr type Dreidecker triplane fighters G type Grossflugzeug bombers J type close support
Company designations
Landflugzeug (Landplanes)Wasserflugzeug (Seaplanes)Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)